Piggly Wiggly / Forty And Tight

Beale Street Washboard Band

Amoeba Review

07/05/2016

Though based in Chicago, the Beale Street Washboard Band were led by Johnny & Baby Dodds, New Orleans players who'd played with all the biggies: Kid Ory, King Oliver, and, most notably, Louis Armstrong's Hot 5 & 7. These 1929 Vocalion sides feature Johnny's soulful, sprightly clarinet accompanied by washboard, piano, and trumpet.